KRAAL  , also spelt craal, kraut, &c . (

South African Dutch, derived possibly from a native African word, but probably from the Spanish corral, Portuguese curral, an enclosure for horses, cattle and the like), in South and Central Africa, a native village surrounded by a palisade, mud wall or other fencing roughly circular in form; by transference, the community living within the enclosure . Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals .